Should code be written to be understandable only by the creator or by anyone?
While reading a couple of past slashdot articles I found this one that gives rules on how to write code that is hard to maintain and that it could even guarantee the job you have for a lifetime, I don’t really think I want to have the same job forever.
In the article to which that post points to mentions that the coder should name the variables differently or misspell them. It also has sections on commenting, documentation, program design and others.
I would sure hate to have to maintain a code written by a person who follows those rules 
I would also recommend reading this other article so you can write better comments.
If you are in school then I would suggest not using the method of unmaintainable code but read the other article on commenting 
-LMurillo
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